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a landאֶרֶץof blacknessעֵיפָתָהlikeכְּמוֹgloom,אֹפֶלof shadow of deathצַלְמָוֶתand withoutוְלֹאorder,סְדָרִיםand it shines forthוַתֹּפַעlikeכְּמוֹgloom.”אֹפֶל
Job 10:22
Study it in the app“a land of blackness like gloom, of shadow of death and without order, and it shines forth like gloom.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 10:22, word by word
- a landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of blacknessעֵיפָתָefata
darkness
Blackness, thick darkness, like that of something covered.
Where else “efata” appears- gloomאֹפֶלofel
gloom, thick darkness
Gloom, thick darkness, like that of deep night. It is a different word from ordinary "darkness."
Where else “ofel” appears- of shadow of deathצַלְמָוֶתtsalmavet
deep darkness
Deep darkness: the thickest gloom. The word joins "shadow" and "death"; it is used for extreme danger, for the densest darkness and for the place of the dead.
Where else “tsalmavet” appears- orderסְדָרִיםsedarim
order
Order, an ordered arrangement of things.
Where else “sedarim” appears- and it shines forthתֹּפַעtofa
shine forth
Shine forth, shine.
Where else “tofa” appears
The context
21before I go, and do not return, to the land of darkness and shadow of death,
22 · This verse (above)